Soviet Moscow Private Tour

The stereotypes and stories about the life in the Soviet Union are overwhelming, funny and some are simply not true. On this private tour we invite you to experience first-hand what life in the Soviet Union was like.

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Soviet Moscow Private Tour

Total tour price

$

170

Adults (age 15-99)

Youth (age 1-14)

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Hotel pickup and dropoff

Flexible timing

Duration: 4 hours

Tour highlights

You will be able to visit the most notable places of Soviet Moscow and also understand what it was like to be a regular Soviet citizen. From VDNKH to GUM you will see the life through the eyes of a soviet.

Your local guide will pick you up at your hotel and you will head to VDNKH, the famous Exhibition of the National Economy. There, you will see the infamous monument "Rabochiy i Kolhoznitsa (Worker and Kolkhoz women) which became to many the symbol of the Soviet Union. Your guide will explain the significance of this and other monuments that are located at VDNKh while you take a short stroll around and marvel at the various buildings of Soviet Architecture.

You will continue your tour by metro to the Central Moscow Library. During your metro ride the guide will convey the brief history of the metro and how the construction of the metro greatly affected the lives of millions of people all over Soviet Union. As you exit the metro you will walk around the main Moscow library and marvel at the busts of famous writers from all over the world. From the library you will head toward Christ the Savior Cathedral during this time your guide will give you a brief history of religion in Soviet Union and the remarkable story of this particular church.

Then, you will head to the Red Square where you will pass by the famous Four Season Hotel, a perfect example of Soviet architecture in the 1930's, continue toward the Bolshoi Theater, which after the revolution of 1917 became the main gathering location of the Communist Party. Finally, you will continue your tour to the most famous Soviet store for children - Children's world (Detskiy mir). Although, the building has been significantly remodeled since it first opened in 1957, you can still marvel at the magnitude of the store and the stark contrast between the store and the main KGB building that is just next door.

Your tour will end in GUM, the most famous Russian and Soviet store where the Russian and Soviet elites shop. At the end of the tour you will be invited for a lunch or dinner in the famous diner (Stolovka 57) that has great food and very moderate prices compared to what you could expect in such a luxurious location.

If at the end of the tour you have any questions your guide will be happy to answer them and help you find your way to your hotel.

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